Sharing and learning through We-Chat:

  Subject- English of class IV with 12 students in the class.

                                                               

 ICT integrated teaching and learning can be very meaningful and effective. It makes learners more active and participatory in their own learning as well as their boredom is being eradicated. Indeed it is a very ideal method where learners are immensely engaged in the learning activities.

                           

On 1^st October 2019, I have taught English for class IV. The ICT based teaching aids used for the lesson were projector, sound box, tabs, cell phone, I-pads, desktops, laptops, and microphone. The soul ICT focused here was how to create and share learning and learning materials through we-chat. For the same I have let students create we-chat by watching video and also by helping them personally.

After creating we-chat group, I started posting reading materials as well as extended activities. This is what students are to share about we-chat and learning through it.

My observation- Since a few students have such facilities at their home, they are availing this facilities and doing well. But for most of them though their parents are having smart phones but they are still not allowing their kids to browse and use net, maybe economic reason and so on.

           

So, in the school itself, I arrange phones, laptops, desktops, tabs and I-pad (Mine) and I let them use we-chat for sharing and learning though its bit tiresome and having time management problems for both the teacher and students.

But despite our hard work and time, I find letting students use we-chat and learn is very effective than other electronic gadgets or ICT tools provided we arrange them with the facilities by our-self.

                                                                  Thank You!!

Class-IV                         Subject- English                   Date- 2^nd October, Wednesday 2019      

Topic- On the Top of the World, Informational Text (Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing; 29^th May 1953).

ICT tools and facilities used are- Laptop, OHP, Internet facilities, Smart phones and desktops.

Watching video online on how to browse net and use you tube online for academic reasons.

ICT based teaching and learning is one of the most important aspects of teaching-learning process particularly in this era of fast and technically advancing technology. Teaching and learning without the use of ICT can be very redundant since it’s the need of the generation. The learners will become inactive and un-participatory without the integration of ICT in the lessons apart from many more. On the other hand if the lesson is incorporated with the use of ICT, the learners are actively engaged, values related to ICT are also infused despite arousing their enthusiasm in learning.

In today’s class I have taught students on how to browse YouTube and find additional information for the taught topics. So that they can browse the internet and learn something more on the same topic on their own at any time convenient to them.

Students trying to browse internet to find additional information on the informational they have read from their text book on Edmund Hillary and Sherpa.

Few students of the class sharing their views on the use of internet in finding additional information to what is there in the text book.

To make the class interactive and students’ centered, I insisted students to browse the net on their own. They did in turn and if come across any problems I assisted them to go ahead. Students were also asked to relate the information of the text to that of the internet for better and realistic learning and understanding.

The class was very interactive and students actively participated in the lesson. Students showed their best attention and enjoyment. With the use of technologies in the lesson, students were empowered with a series of skills and attitudes about ICT that are essential tool of knowledge for success in this era. Students now learned how t0 browse internet and you tubes for academic and meaningful purposes only. It is therefore, very crucial to use ICT based teaching and learning as per my understanding.

 

                                                            Thank you students!

Teaching and learning process associated with ICT can be very effective. It is parts where learners’ boredom can be eradicated rather bring keenness in learning. It is also a very ideal method where learners are immensely engaged in the learning activities. With the use of ICT based teaching and learning, values can be also easily infused into different lessons. It is therefore very vital for every teacher to use ICT as a part of this twenty-first century teaching and learning.

So far I have been using different types of Electronic gadgets/ ICT tools to teach my students. Some of them are-

1. Using Micro Phones.

                          

Using micro phones students really show extra interest in responding and taking part in the classroom activities.

2. Use of Smart Phones.

 Especially Smart phone helps students to find meaning for difficult words. It will help them to pronounce the words appropriately. They can also find synonyms, antonyms, example sentences and many more using cell phones. This will surely help them to learn and advance further.

3. Punching using laptops and desktops.

Punching, drawing, playing with letters, words and sentences, they really enjoys. It will definitely add extra charm in their learning. It works in improving their academic performance, I am sure.

4. Working in the Laptops.

They can use laptops to write their articles, letters, compositions and many more. They can even create their own folder and keep many things. They really enjoys learning using all these types of electronic gadgets.

Students using these types of ICT tools in the process of teaching and learning really shows extra interest. They learns eagerly paying full attention. If they continue with the same enthusiasm in their learning, I am sure that their academic performance will increase drastically.

Thank you.

Class: IV

English

Lesson through Video Tutorial

Electronic gadgets used: Video tutorial, projector, laptop, woofer, sound box, son ilex, microphone, and smart phone.

Use of ICT in teaching and learning promotes critical and reflective thinking of students gearing more to the achievement of expected goals adding variety in strategies.


Researchers point out that, ICT integrated lessons often benefit the affective domain of learning through optimum engagement of students in their activities improving enthusiasm and attitudes towards learning.

On 12^th of September, 2019 I have taught “Riding the rapids” a text from their own text book through video tutorial.

Students really enjoyed the lesson through video. They also pointed that, they have seen their own English teacher in the video. They were really motivated. Lots of enthusiasms were seen in them throughout the video session.

Students were rushing to share what they have learned through video. Class-time went by within a blink though it was a block period adjusted with one of the friend for this lesson.

Finally, I am here to say that, my integration of various ICT skills and facilities in the class has totally changed the way of teaching learning scenario. IN one way it’s tiring and time consuming but on the other hand feeling proud of self with the implementation of ICT facilities in classroom.

Students won’t let me sit in the staff room for a minute; they rush in calling sir its English class. Student’s eagerness towards learning not only arouses interest among themselves, but also they are letting me to sail with them together, good sign of learning and progressing for all of us.

 In today’s classroom, ICT based teaching and learning has a powerful positive impact on students’ learning. Use of ICT in teaching ensures in capturing more attention and interest of students changing learning opportunities of students.
                                   

Here I have different things to share with my friends regarding use of ICT in my teaching and learning. I being teaching English in class IV, this is what I do sometimes to encourage and motivate my students.

While students deliver morning speech in English and read text in the class, I make video of them. Latter, I project their speech and reading video through the projector to the whole class.

Students will watch the video and later their friends will comment positive points as well as their drawbacks. Teacher will just sit beside the class and observe the scenario throughout. If major interference of teacher is needed, then I will just help them to solve their problem. If not through the video and their friend they will improve themselves for further learning.

I have used microphones, laptop, sound box, mobile, and projector. I made video, projected to them and students corrected themselves for their own learning, peer and individual assessment.

Friends, this technique is far better and effective than teacher always teaching, commenting, correcting, interfering and so on.